scattered showers south of albuquerque into el paso 80s, dallas, phoenix. mild in the 60s. from the central rockies to the midwest. and mostly 50s in the northeast. >>> and today is pardon day for one lucky turkey in the nation's capital. >> the president arrives back in d.c. from his southeast asia trip just in time to carry out one of the most important duties. and for the first time, ordinary americans are helping out, weighing in on the white house facebook page. the difference between cobbler, the other gobbler. one is pardoned, and the other is considered an alternate. >> both lucky. >> yeah. >>> we quickly move on to the next holiday. organizers are calling the biggest christmas tree auction in the world. >> it took place in central pennsylvania. 80,000 trees were up for grabs. priced from $8 to $25,000 each. bidders grabbed lots of 25 to 100. most will end up in tree lots all over the northeast. i love the smell of a freshly cut christmas tree. >> almost as good as the plastic ones. >> bah humbug. scrooge. >>> coming up, if you're hitting the road with little ones,